Experienced Family Law Attorneys

Marisa Lepore Hovanec

Member

(973) 258-1440

mhovanec@gpmvlaw.com

Ms. Marisa Lepore Hovanec is a member of the firm whose practice is primarily focused on family law, appeals, and guardianships of special needs adults.  She is experienced in representing clients in both contested and uncontested matters, and is also a trained family law mediator, having completed the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Family Law Mediation program in 2014.

Prior to entering the private practice of law, Ms. Lepore Hovanec participated in the Seton Hall School of Law Center for Social Justice Family Law Clinic and served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Anthony F. Picheca, Jr., J.S.C., Somerset County, Chancery Division – Family Part.  She was recognized from 2015-2021 as a “New Jersey Super Lawyers – Rising Star” in family law.  For the year 2022, she was selected as a “Super Lawyer.” In 2020, Ms. Lepore Hovanec was selected by the New Jersey Law Journal as one of thirty “New Leaders of the Bar.”

Ms. Lepore Hovanec is a member of the Family Law Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and an Associate Managing Editor of the esteemed New Jersey Family Lawyer publication.  She is also a former District Chair of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Fee Arbitration Committee for District XII, Union County.  Since 2014, Ms. Lepore Hovanec has served as a panelist for the Union County Matrimonial Early Settlement Program.

Ms. Lepore Hovanec frequently lectures on the topics of family law and divorce, guardianships and appeals.  Recent lecture topics have included “Divorce and Bankruptcy,” “Family Law Appellate Practice,” and “Guardianship and Your Special Needs Child.”  In her spare time, Ms. Lepore Hovanec likes to give back to the community by volunteering with organizations and charities focused on special needs children and adults.

 

Professional Associations

Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member, Union County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member, Middlesex County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member, Supreme Court of New Jersey Fee Arbitration Committee for District XII, Union County

Panelist, Union County Matrimonial Early Settlement Program

Associate Editor and Contributor, New Jersey Family Lawyer

Clerkships/Internships

Appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court as Panel Chair for the District Fee Arbitration Committee, Union County, District XII

Clerkships/Internships

Law Clerk to the Honorable Anthony F. Picheca, Jr., J.S.C., Somerset County, Chancery Division - Family Part, 2008-2009

Judicial Intern for the Honorable Claire C. Cecchi, Federal Magistrate Judge, 2007

Judicial Intern for the Honorable Joel A. Pisano, Federal District Court Judge, 2006

Awards & Recognition

Super Lawyers – Rising Stars (2015 to present)

Named NJ New Leaders of the Bar for 2020 as part of New Jersey Law Journal's Professional Excellence Awards

 


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Bar and Court Admissions

New Jersey

U.S. District Court, New Jersey

 

Education

JD, Seton Hall University School of Law

BS, The College of New Jersey, magna cum laude